Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of full-time specialists who have been procured through open recruitment in the area of information technology procurement and capital project evaluation and management; and the number of IT procurement specialists who have been seconded between the public and private sectors, as proposed by him as part of the improved value from capital projects. [6022/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Capital project evaluation and management is the responsibility of the various transport implementing agencies and the role of my Department is principally one of oversight and monitoring.

My Department has not recruited to its complement of full time staff any specialists in the area of information technology procurement or project evaluation or management and there has not been the secondment of IT procurement specialists between my Department and the public and private sectors. My Department has, however, engaged the services of independent consultants to assist it in discharging its responsibilities.